About breast cancer

Breast cancer is the name given to cancers that have first developed in breast tissue. There are many different types.

Every year around 11,500 women and 80 men die from breast cancer – that’s nearly 1,000 deaths each month.

Thanks to research, more people are surviving breast cancer than ever before. More than 80% of women with breast cancer are still alive five years after diagnosis but around 50,000 women are still diagnosed with breast cancer each year.